Life of John Milton1810 |
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... On the passage in question , which referred to that writer's censure of the " Da- mon , " one of the public critics remarked , " Here , however , we must impeach the bio- a grapher of mistake or lapse of memory in quoting PREFACE. ...
... On the passage in question , which referred to that writer's censure of the " Da- mon , " one of the public critics remarked , " Here , however , we must impeach the bio- a grapher of mistake or lapse of memory in quoting PREFACE. ...
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... remark I find a charge brought against me of republicanism ; and in another , of insincere attachment to the church of which I am a member : but . neither of these charges can touch me with the irritation of a feather , as they are ...
... remark I find a charge brought against me of republicanism ; and in another , of insincere attachment to the church of which I am a member : but . neither of these charges can touch me with the irritation of a feather , as they are ...
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... of this opposition of judgment in writ- ers , who profess to determine without passion . and on principles which are established and invariable . But not to remark that , in the 12 PREFACE . taste. In this nicer graduation of styles, if ...
... of this opposition of judgment in writ- ers , who profess to determine without passion . and on principles which are established and invariable . But not to remark that , in the 12 PREFACE . taste. In this nicer graduation of styles, if ...
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Charles Symmons. invariable . But not to remark that , in the trial of literary composition , much must al- ways be left to the discretion of individual taste , and that in criticism , as in law , there is something of a glorious ...
Charles Symmons. invariable . But not to remark that , in the trial of literary composition , much must al- ways be left to the discretion of individual taste , and that in criticism , as in law , there is something of a glorious ...
Page 38
... wrong ; " et magnas territat urbes , " and it alarms and agitates great cities , breaking the repose and concord of large communities of men . This remark is immediately to our pre- sent purpose : 38 LIFE OF MILTON .
... wrong ; " et magnas territat urbes , " and it alarms and agitates great cities , breaking the repose and concord of large communities of men . This remark is immediately to our pre- sent purpose : 38 LIFE OF MILTON .
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